Emotion Regulation Interventions for Alcohol-Related Sexual Aggression

NCT ID: NCT03159468

Last Updated: 2019-07-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

209 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2018-06-29

Brief Summary

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Rates of sexual assault are alarmingly high, and alcohol is consistently implicated in the majority of these assaults. Despite well-intentioned prevention efforts, this pandemic continues unabated, warranting the development of novel and innovative approaches to the reduction of sexual aggression. The goal of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of two brief online emotion regulation interventions for reducing alcohol-related sexual aggression in heavy episodic drinking young men with a sexual aggression history. Previous research suggests that emotion regulation difficulties are associated with both alcohol consumption and aggressive behavior. Despite the potential prevention utility of improving sexually aggressive men's emotion regulation skills in order to reduce their alcohol-related sexual aggression, this approach has yet to be explored. Thus, this study evaluates the effects of two brief online ER interventions - cognitive restructuring and mindfulness - on men's emotion regulation during a sexual aggression-related analogue. Additionally, these effects will be evaluated during both sober and intoxicated states through a laboratory- based alcohol administration experiment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sexual Aggression Heavy Drinking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Cognitive Restructuring & Alcohol Condition

Participants will receive a brief online training regarding the use of cognitive restructuring skills to cope with negative emotions. They will then consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive Restructuring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding cognitive restructuring skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

Alcohol consumption

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Mindfulness & Alcohol Condition

Participants will receive a brief online training regarding the use of mindfulness skills to cope with negative emotions. They will then consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding mindfulness skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

Alcohol consumption

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Nutrition Information & Alcohol Condition

Participants will receive general information about nutrition. They will then consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alcohol consumption

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Cognitive Restructuring & No Alcohol Condition

Participants will receive a brief online training regarding the use of cognitive restructuring skills to cope with negative emotions. They will then consume a non-alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive Restructuring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding cognitive restructuring skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

Mindfulness & No Alcohol Condition

Participants will receive a brief online training regarding the use of mindfulness skills to cope with negative emotions. They will then consume a non-alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding mindfulness skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

Nutrition Information & No Alcohol Condition

Participants will receive general information about nutrition. They will then consume a non-alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cognitive Restructuring

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding cognitive restructuring skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness

Participants receive didactic instruction regarding mindfulness skills and then practice using these skills in hypothetical situations.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Alcohol consumption

Participants consume an alcoholic beverage in the lab.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Single
* Male
* Age 21-30
* Heterosexually active within past year
* Heavy episodic drinker
* Self-reported history of sexual aggression

Exclusion Criteria

* History of alcohol problems
* Medical condition or medications that contraindicate alcohol consumption
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Arizona State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kelly Cue Davis

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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1R21AA023811-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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STUDY00002103

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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